London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
This page requires JavaScript
13
Measles was prevalent in the Chase and Bulls Cross and
Bush Hill Park Wards during the Winter months, but, fortunately,
the majority of the cases were of a mild type, and there were no
deaths.
Enteritis.
Nine deaths occurred from this disease during the year, all of
which were infants under one year.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The following table shows the Deaths registered in the District from the seven chief zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
| Disease | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | - | - | -_ | -_ |
| *Scarlet Fever | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| *Diphtheria | 15 | 30 | 41 | 25 | 10 |
| *Measles | ] | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| *Enteric Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | — |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 1 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Totals | 31 | 46 | 54 | 30 | 14 |
*The actual Enfield deaths were: Scarlet Fever, 2; Diphtheria,
4; and Measles, 0.
The figures for Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria include all the
deaths that occurred in the Enfield and Edmonton Joint Isolation
Hospital, which is situate in the Enfield district, and where patients
belonging to other districts are also received.
ENFIELD ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE.
The zymotic death-rate, after deducting 8 deaths of persons
from outside the district who died in Institutions in the District,